Nova show on fractals

[Vic Ward]

Has anyone seen this show? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fractals/program.html

If you haven't seen it, please take the time. Its well worth seeing.

Then maybe we can discuss some of the information in the show. I suspect the way fractals are being used has applications to many human activities not mentioned in the show.

peace

[Marty Avery]

There's a great talk on African fractals and how tribes use them to order their lives and communities despite not knowing the math. For example town planning and divination.
# http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals.html

[Vic Ward]

Thank you Marty. This is an excellent example of other applications. Ron Eglash does good work.

Is divination like strategic planning, environmental scanning and forecasts? A lot. We just haven't seen the connection to fractals.

peace